Mailspring tracks clicks. Spike drives decisions.
While Mailspring helps you manage your inbox with tracking features, Spike eliminates inbox management entirely through conversational design.
Trusted by teams at:
| Feature | Spike | Mailspring | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversational email view | ✓ | ✓ | Traditional inbox view | |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | Individual-focusedworkflow | |
| AI summaries | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AI Feed | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Works with existing email accounts | ✓ | ✓ | All IMAP accounts | |
| Cross-platform experience | ✓ | ✓ | All IMAP accounts | |
| Cross-platform experience | ✓ | ✓ | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | |
| Privacy & simplicity | ✓ | ✓ | Tracking heavy approach | |
| Team-wide adoption | ✓ | ✓ | Developer-focusedcomplexity | |
Yes! Your data is protected with AES-256 encryption, and we follow strict security protocols.
Spike includes templates and scheduling, but within a conversational context that keeps your team aligned. The bigger difference is that Spike’s design reduces the need for extensive email automation by making communication naturally efficient from the start.
Spike’s philosophy is that great collaboration tools shouldn’t require customization to be powerful. Instead of building features you have to configure, we built intuitive design that works immediately for your entire team, regardless of technical expertise.
\While Mailspring’s interface is open-source, its core sync engine is proprietary and requires a subscription, just like other professional software. Spike focuses on providing a secure, reliable, and maintenance-free experience without the complexity of a mixed-source model.